Research on Dynamic Management and Control System of Bionic Climbing Robot of Transmission Tower Based on Digital Twin

• Main Authors: Lu, Chao, Cai, Bizhuang, Hu, Zheng, Du, Haibo, Shen, Zixiang
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: angle steel tower; Biological system modeling; climbing robot; Climbing robots; Data models; digital twin; Poles and towers; Software; Solid modeling; Three-dimensional displays
• ISSN: 2688-0938
• DOI: 10.1109/CAC59555.2023.10450577

To achieve the goal of intelligent power infrastructure of transmission towers, introducing climbing robots into power grid engineering for maintenance and repair of transmission towers can improve inspection efficiency and reduce workers' labor intensity. In this paper, we solve the problem of difficult data interaction between transmission towers and climbing robots by designing a bio-inspired climbing robot as the research object. Using an innovative approach, we apply 3D modeling, robot control, communication and interaction technologies with Unity3D engine as the software platform to study the application of information and intelligence of the climbing robot on the transmission tower. We also designed a Unity3D-based data monitoring system. This study aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of maintenance and repair tasks on transmission towers through advanced technologies and data monitoring systems. In this study, we investigated 3D information modeling techniques in the initial setup of the system. We also used professional software for 3D modeling, data validation and optimization process, and finally realized the digital reconstruction of the climbing robot system.